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Tranny-Can extra fluid compensate for vac?
I discovered yesterday that not only is my vac line to the transmission disconnected, but it has almost certainly never been connected since I bought the car in January. I NEVER suspected this because the shifting isn't that rough and I had enough vacuum in the system for locks, shutoff, etc. I think this is because the disconnected end of the trans. vac line was filled with oily gunk that basically served the same purpose as a golf tee.
My first two upshifts tend to be hard but they're not that hard, and they do better in warm weather. Sometimes when I first start the car for the day the third upshift won't occur until 4200 rpm, but it shifts fine after that. Given what I've read about vacuum and trannsmissions, I would expect harder shifts than I have and downshifts that I can feel. I think my transmission fluid is high but I'm uncertain due to the inexact nature of using the dipstick (I started a thread on that a few days ago). This tranny may still be under warranty as it was rebuilt last July. The warranty was good for a year but the shop has changed ownership, I think. In any event I feel that I really need to know what I'm talking about before I bring it in. Could too much tranny fluid compensate somewhat for a loss of vacuum? That is the big question I have right now. If anyone can shed some light on what they think is going on, it will be much appreciated.
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NO..........if you run too much fluid you risk foaming....and you know foam does a poor job of conveying hydraulic pressure and lubrication.
Too much = bad Too little = bad
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Just to clarify, I want to get my transmission so that it is running according to spec. I'm just really, really surprised it works as well as it does with no vacuum and I wonder why that is. If I were certain I had too much fluid I would have drained some out by now, but the seemingly inexact nature of the dipstick makes me uncertain about the fluid level.
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Vacuum on the 300 series transmissions is there to soften shifts. (except for certain 240D transmissions that use vacuum to firm up shifts)
that will explain why it works so well.
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Thanks for your help, bone.
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Did you check the fluid with the tranny hot and idling in park?
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Then I checked it after driving a couple of miles. I shifted through all the different modes (R,D,S, etc.), still high. then I read here that a couple of miles won;t get the tranny fluid warmed up enough. Then I drove about 13 miles and checked it the same way; still 1 1/2 inches high. Then I read that some people recommend driving about 20 miles and letting it idle for several minutes before checking. I have yet to try it this way. When I do check it there are generally a few bubbles, but nothing that looks foamy or frothy.
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